Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Miss Qin, I truly do not know this. I would like to hear the details."

Lu Feng grinned again.

After all, he was just a small-time tomb raider in the past, and most of his knowledge about the cultivation world came from the spirit of the Treasure Basin, Gu Canyang. Now that the other party is asleep, Lu Feng naturally has no one to ask.

Seeing Lu Feng staring at her with such sincerity, Qin Xiaowu's heart softened. She then said gently, "Alright! It's nothing really. As long as you can successfully condense your natal spirit soul in your dantian, you'll officially enter the Spirit Soul Realm. At the same time, your strength will undergo a qualitative change, far surpassing ordinary Qi Opening Realm martial artists!"

"As for one's innate spiritual soul, it is generally divided into five types: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, each possessing different abilities. People also call them the five elements spiritual souls, which you should have heard of..."

At this point, Qin Xiaowu seemed afraid that Lu Feng wouldn't remember, so she deliberately paused for a moment and then said, "And my natal spirit is one of the most common of the five elements, the wood spirit."

"Although the Wood Spirit Soul is not as powerful as some rare Spirit Souls and its abilities are relatively average, it can accelerate the recovery speed of a martial artist's injuries and also has a trace of healing and detoxification effects."

After saying that, Qin Xiaowu immediately took out a sharp knife from her bosom and then lightly slashed her fair and smooth right arm, leaving several clearly visible wounds in an instant.

hum!

However, the moment the wound was revealed, a surge of pure energy swept out from Qin Xiaowu's dantian, transforming into a green dragon that immediately covered the wound, restoring it to its original state in just a few breaths!

"So the Wood Spirit's ability is to accelerate injury recovery...!"

Upon seeing this scene, Lu Feng, who was healing on the spot, was also startled and even more surprised.

He used to think that the reason why experts in the Spirit Soul Realm were far superior to those in the Meridian Opening Realm was simply because of the difference in their realms and strength. Now it seems that it is not just that. The most crucial thing is whether or not one can successfully condense their natal spirit soul!

"That's right."

Qin Xiaowu nodded, and then, while manipulating her natal spirit to heal Lu Feng, she explained slowly, "Besides my wood spirit, the other five elemental spirits also have different abilities. Among them, the metal spirit can enhance the penetrability of Yuan energy, the fire spirit has a certain enhancement effect on alchemy and weapon forging, and the water spirit can enable martial artists to master a method of deflecting force and counterattacking."

"As for the final Earth Spirit Soul, its effect on a martial artist's strength is most significant, greatly enhancing their physical physique and defensive capabilities!"

"I see...!"

Faced with Qin Xiaowu's patient explanation, Lu Feng also suddenly understood. He then stroked his chin and said, "By the way, Miss Qin, since the natal spirit is so important to a martial artist, wouldn't one be absolutely doomed if they self-destructed their spirit?"

"Oh dear, of course it's not that simple!"

Suddenly raising her hand, Qin Xiaowu tapped Lu Feng on the head, speaking in a tone of exasperation, like an older sister disciplining a child. "Even if your natal spirit self-destructs and shatters, it can still be reassembled, it just takes a certain amount of time."

"A certain amount of time? How long is that?"

"It could take three or four years, or even more than ten years. However, once a martial artist loses their natal spirit, their strength will definitely decline significantly. That much is true."

Qin Xiaowu spread her hands outwards, speaking in a rather carefree manner, clearly demonstrating her considerable knowledge in this area.

"So that's how it is. No wonder that old Bi Deng, one of the Five Greats, held back until the very end before self-destructing his soul. It turns out that old Bi Deng knew his days were numbered and he wouldn't live long enough to reassemble his natal soul..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng couldn't help but recall the earth-shattering battle he had fought against the Five Elders in the Eastern Cloud Imperial City.

"Alright, we've rested enough, let's continue!"

Qin Xiaowu's reminder rang in his ears again. The next moment, he saw her withdraw her natal spirit, and the emerald green dragons on Lu Feng's body also disappeared. At the same time, all his wounds were completely healed.

"No way? Again!"

Upon seeing the other person's actions, Lu Feng was first stunned, then his expression changed slightly, as if he had recalled some terrible memories.

"Miss Qin, perhaps we should just call it a day? I think that's about enough...!"

Lu Feng swallowed hard.

Although Qin Xiaowu's special "training" effect was good and could help him improve his physical body and the Nirvana Sutra, Lu Feng felt a little scared at the thought of being whipped by her with a barbed leather whip.

After all, he wasn't some masochistic masochist. Besides, it would be incredibly embarrassing for a grown man to be whipped by a young girl.

"Seriously! How can a grown man like you be afraid of pain...?"

"Damn it! This isn't about being afraid of pain, it's about a man's dignity...!"

"Don't worry, do you think I have nothing better to do than beat you up every day? This time we'll try a different body-strengthening method, and this will be the last time."

Qin Xiaowu rolled her eyes at Lu Feng again, crossed her arms, and said somewhat irritably.

"How about another method?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng was stunned for a moment. Then he saw Qin Xiaowu raise her hand and reach into her storage ring, from which she took out an ancient scroll engraved with various strange spiritual patterns and spread it outwards.

Whoosh! Buzz!

As the ancient scroll opened, a strange, mysterious light suddenly appeared, enveloping Qin Xiaowu and Lu Feng before disappearing from the spot.

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The southern barbarian lands, a boundless wasteland.

Click!

Suddenly, a human-shaped gap tore open in the sky, and a gray-robed figure descended from the sky, finally landing in a disheveled state. His face was filled with surprise and uncertainty; it was none other than Lu Feng.

"Holy crap! Where am I now?"

"Could it be that the girl just used a teleportation array?"

Lu Feng quickly looked up and around, only to find himself in a completely unfamiliar place. Everywhere he looked was a desolate wasteland with gusts of sand and dust. It seemed to be far from the territory of the Western Qin Kingdom, a godforsaken place where even birds wouldn't lay eggs.

Swish!

Just as Lu Feng was completely bewildered, a beautiful red figure appeared out of thin air in the sky again. At this moment, a sly smile appeared on her pretty face, and she held an unknown monster egg, about the size of a rock and grayish-brown in color, in her right hand.

"Hehe, Lu Feng, are you ready?"

While weighing the monster egg she had picked up from who-knows-where in her hand, Qin Xiaowu looked down at Lu Feng on the ground below and spoke with a meaningful tone.

"Ready?"

"What are you preparing?"

Lu Feng was still completely bewildered.

"You idiot! Of course, it's about hunting demons!"

Qin Xiaowu grinned again, revealing her signature large tiger teeth. "To strengthen your physical body, I've specially chosen an excellent opponent for you this time: a low-level Earth-rank demonic beast, the Crimson-Armored Poison Lizard!"

"Don't worry, this red-armored poison lizard just laid its eggs recently and hasn't fully recovered its strength yet. It's currently in a weakened state, so I'm sure you can handle it easily with your abilities. Good luck!"

hiss!

As soon as the other party finished speaking, a sharp and piercing beastly roar suddenly rang out. The next moment, a cloud of dust rose from the hillside not far away, and then a long, slender, red beastly shadow sprang out from the ground.

The crimson beast-like figure, its long tongue flicking out, crept closer to Lu Feng. Its eyes gleamed with ferocity, and its scales resembled crimson armor, clearly indicating that it was a female crimson-armored venomous lizard.

As for Lu Feng, who was not far away, he was unsurprisingly regarded as the egg-stealing enemy by the female red-armored poisonous lizard.

"Lu Feng, I believe you can definitely handle this red-armored venomous lizard. See you later!"

Above the sky, Qin Xiaowu waved again, seemingly to give the other party one last boost, before disappearing without a trace once more.

"Damn it! Qin Xiaowu, are you kidding me?!"

Seeing this, Lu Feng was also dumbfounded and couldn't help but swear.

After all, he was only at the seventh level of the Meridian Opening Realm, while even the weakest low-level Earth Rank demon beast was comparable to a human expert at the third level of the Spirit Soul Realm. The two were not even on the same level!